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Scientific Publications 2022

  • Lee JH, Kim TK, Cha JY, Jang HW, Yong HI, Choi YS. 2022. How to develop strategies to use insects as animal feed: digestibility, functionality, safety, and regulation. J Anim Sci Technol. 64(3): 409–431 https://doi.org/10.5187%2Fjast.2022.e27
  • Tran HQ, Van Doan H., Stejskal V. 2022. Environmental consequences of using insect meal as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A systematic view. Reviews in Aquaculture, 14: 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12595
  • Shah AA, Totakul P, Matra M, Cherdthong A, Hanboonsong Y, Wanapat M. 2022. Nutritional composition of various insects and potential uses as alternative protein sources in animal diets. Anim Biosci. 35(2):317-331. https://doi.org/10.5713%2Fab.21.0447
  • Hong J, Kim YY. 2022. Insect as feed ingredients for pigs. Anim Biosci. 35(2):347-355. https://doi.org/10.5713%2Fab.21.0475
  • Sogari, G., Menozzi, D., Mora, C., Gariglio, M., Gasco, L., Schiavone, A., 2022. How information affects consumers’ purchase intention and willingness to pay for poultry farmed with insect-based meal and live insects. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 8: 197-206. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0034
  • Bellezza Oddon S., Biasato I., Gasco L. 2022. Isoenergetic-practical and semi-purified diets for protein requirement determination in Hermetia illucens larvae: consequences on life history traits. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 13(17). DOI: 10.1186/s40104-021-00659-y
  • Stejskal, V., Tran, H.G., Prokesová,M., Zare, M., Gebauer, T., Policar, T., Caimi, C., Gai, F., Gasco, L. 2022. Defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) diets: effects on growth performances, nutrient digestibility, fillet quality, economic and environmental sustainability. Animal Nutrition 12:7-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2022.06.022
  • Veldkamp T, Meijer N, Alleweldt F, Deruytter D, Van Campenhout L, Gasco L, Roos N, Smetana S, Fernandes A, van der Fels-Klerx HJ. 2022. Overcoming Technical and Market Barriers to Enable Sustainable Large-Scale Production and Consumption of Insect Proteins in Europe: A SUSINCHAIN Perspective. Insects 13(3):281. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13030281
  • Toral, P.G., Hervás, G., González-Rosales, M.G. et al. Insects as alternative feed for ruminants: comparison of protein evaluation methods. J Animal Sci Biotechnol 13, 21 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-021-00671-2
  • Barragán-Fonseca, K.Y., Nurfikari, A., van de Zande, E.M., Wantulla, M., van Loon, J.J.A., de Boer, W., Dicke, M. 2022. Insect frass and exuviae to promote plant growth and health. Trends in Plant Science, 27(7): 646-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2022.01.007.
  • Chatzidimitriou,E., Davis, H., Maurer, V., Leiber, F., Leifert, C., Stergiadis, S., Butler G. 2022. Egg fatty acid profiles and potential health risk from defatted insect meal in laying hens’ diets. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8(10): 1085-1095. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2022.0027
  • Veldkamp, T., Dong, L., Paul, A. and Govers, C., 2022. Bioactive properties of insect products for monogastric animals – a review. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 1027 – 1040. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0031
  • Van Huis, A. 2022. Edible insects: Challenges and prospects. Enthomological Research, 4: 161-177. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.12582
  • Tran, HQ, Nguyen, TT, Prokešová, M, Gebauer, T, Doan, HV, Stejskal, V. Systematic review and meta-analysis of production performance of aquaculture species fed dietary insect meals. Rev Aquac. 2022; 14: 1637– 1655. doi:10.1111/raq.12666
  • Hervás, G., Boussalia, Y., Labbouz, Y., Della Badia, A., Toral, P.G., Frutos, G. 2022. Insect oils and chitosan in sheep feeding: Effects on in vitro ruminal biohydrogenation and fermentation. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 285: 115222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115222.
  • Renna, M., Rastello, L., Gasco, L. 2022 Can insects be used in the nutrition of ruminants? Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 8(10): 1041-1045. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2022.x006
  • Baldi, L., Mancuso, T., Peri, M., Gasco, L., Tretinaglia, M.T. 2022. Consumer attitude and acceptance toward fish fed with insects: a focus on the new generations. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 1249 – 1263. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0109
  • Gasco, L., Caimi, C., Trocino, A., Lussiana, C., Bellezza Oddon, S., Malfatto, V., Anedda, R., Serra, G., Biasato, I., Schiavone, A., Gai, F. and Renna M., 2022. Digestibility of defatted insect meals for rainbow trout aquafeeds. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 1385-1399. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0160
  • Couto, A., Serra, C.R., Guerreiro, I., Coutinho, F., Castro, C., Rangel, F., Lavrador, A.S., Monteiro, M., Santos, R., Peres, H., Pousão-Ferreira, P., Gasco, L., Gai, F., Oliva-Teles, A., Enes, P. 2022. Black soldier fly meal effects on meagre health condition: gut morphology, gut microbiota and humoral immune response. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 281 – 1295. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0082
  • Bellezza Oddon S., Biasato I., Resconi A., Gasco L. 2022. Determination of lipid requirements in black soldier fly through semi-purified diets. Sci Rep., 12, 10922. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14290-y
  • Rangel F., Santos R.A., Monteiro M., Lavrador A.S., Gasco L., Gai F., Oliva-Teles A., Enes P., Serra C.R. 2022. Isolation of chitinolytic bacteria from European sea bass gut microbiota fed diets with distinct insect meals. Biology, 11, 964. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11070
  • Biasato I., Chemello G., Bellezza Oddon S., Ferricino I., Corvagliaa M.R., Caimia C., Resconi A., .Paul A., van Spankeren M., Capucchio M.T., Colombino E., Cocolin L., Gai F., Schiavone A., Gasco L. 2022. Hermetia illucens meal inclusion in low-fishmeal diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Effects on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility coefficients, selected gut health traits, and health status indices. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 290, 115341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115341
  • Rangel, P., Enes, P., Gasco, L., Gai, F., Hausmann, B., Berry, D., Oliva-Teles, A., Reis Serra C., Pereira F.C. 2022. Differential modulation of the European sea bass gut microbiota by distinct insect meals. Frontiers in Microbiology (section Systems Microbiology), 13, 831034 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.831034
  • Magara G., Prearo M., Vercelli C., Barbero R., Micera M., Botto A., Caimi C., Caldaroni B., Bertea C.M., Mannino G., Barceló D., Renzi M., Gasco L., Re G., Dondo A., Elia A.C., Pastorino P- 2022. Modulation of antioxidant defense in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed with a diet supplemented by the waste derived from the supercritical fluid extraction of basil (Ocimum basilicum). Antioxidants, 11, 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020415
  • Weinreis Y., Baum M. C.., Smetana S. 2022. Insect production as a novel alternative to livestock farming: Exploring interest and willingness to adopt among German farmers, Sustainable Production and Consumption. Sustainable Production and Consumption 35: 28-39.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.10.004
  • Kok R. 2022. Preliminary project design for insect production: part 5 – models and simulation of insect production – organism development. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed: 1 – 14, in press. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2022.0089
  • Adamaki-Sotiraki, C., Rumbos, C.I. and Athanassiou, C.G., 2022. Developmental plasticity among strains of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L., under dry conditions. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 281-288. 10.3920/jiff2021.0087
  • Andreadis, S.S., Panteli, N., Mastoraki, M., Rizou, E., Stefanou, V., Tzentilasvili, S., Sarrou, E., Chatzifotis, S., Krigas, N. and Antonopoulou, E., 2022. Towards Functional Insect Feeds: Agri-Food By-Products Enriched with Post-Distillation Residues of Medicinal Aromatic Plants in Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Breeding. Antioxidants 11: 68.
  • Azmiera, N., Krasilnikova, A., Sahudin, S., Al-Talib, H. and Heo, C.C., 2022. Antimicrobial peptides isolated from insects and their potential applications. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 25: 101892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2022.101892
  • Biasato, I., Bellezza Oddon, S., Chemello, G., Gariglio, M., Fiorilla, E., Dabbou, S., Pipan, M., Dekleva, D., Macchi, E., Gasco, L. and Schiavone, A., 2022. Welfare implications for broiler chickens reared in an insect larvae-enriched environment: Focus on bird behaviour, plumage status, leg health, and excreta corticosterone. Frontiers in Physiology 13. 10.3389/fphys.2022.930158
  • Bryan-Garnier-&-Co, 2022. Insects as feed – Alternative proteins – the trend towards meat, dairy and feed substitutes.
  • Delgado, L., Garino, C., Moreno, F.J., Zagon, J. and Broll, H., 2022. Sustainable Food Systems: EU Regulatory Framework and Contribution of Insects to the Farm-To-Fork Strategy. Food Reviews International: 1-22.
  • Deruytter, D. and Coudron, C.L., 2022. The effects of density on the growth, survival and feed conversion of Tenebrio molitor larvae. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 141-146. 10.3920/JIFF2021.0057
  • Eleftheriou, E., Aury, J., Vacherie, B., Istace, B., Belser, C., Noel, B., Moret, Y., Rigaud, T., Berro, F., Gasparian, S., Labadie-Bretheau, K., Lefebvre, T. and Madoui, M., 2022. Chromosome-scale assembly of the yellow mealworm genome. Open Research Europe 1. 10.12688/openreseurope.13987.3
  • Franco, A., Salvia, R., Scieuzo, C., Schmitt, E., Russo, A. and Falabella, P., 2022. Lipids from Insects in Cosmetics and for Personal Care Products. Insects 13: 41.
  • Ganseman, E., Ieven, T., Frans, G., Coorevits, L., Pörtner, N., Martens, E., Bullens, D.M., Schrijvers, R., Breynaert, C. and Proost, P., 2022. Alpha-amylase as the culprit in an occupational mealworm allergy case. Front Allergy 3: 992195.
  • Guilliet, J., Baudouin, G., Pollet, N. and Filee, J., 2022. The natural history of the black soldier fly, Hermetia Illucens: Insights from complete mitochondrial genome sequences. BMC Ecology and Evolution (under review). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1250528/v1
  • IJdema, F., De Smet, J., Crauwels, S., Lievens, B. and Van Campenhout, L., 2022. Meta-analysis of larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) microbiota based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. FEMS microbiology ecology 98: fiac094.
  • Ipema, A.F., Gerrits, W.J., Bokkers, E.A., Van Marwijk, M.A., Laurenssen, B.F., Kemp, B. and Bolhuis, J.E., 2022. Assessing the Effectiveness of Providing Live Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) to Ease the Weaning Transition of Piglets. Frontiers in veterinary science 9.
  • Kortsmit, Y., Bruggen, M.v.d., Wertheim, B., Dicke, M., Beukeboom, L.W. and Loon, J.J.A.v., 2022. Behaviour of two fly species reared for livestock feed: optimising production and insect welfare. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 0: 1-22. 10.3920/jiff2021.0214
  • Mancini, S., Fratini, F., Provera, I., Dovicchi, J., Tuccinardi, T., Minieri, S., Papini, R.A., Forzan, M. and Paci, G., 2022. Growth performances, chemical composition, and microbiological loads of mealworm reared with brewery spent grains and bread leftovers. Italian Journal of Animal Science 21: 1419-1429. 10.1080/1828051X.2022.2120422
  • Montalbán, A., Sánchez, C.J., Hernández, F., Schiavone, A., Madrid, J. and Martínez-Miró, S., 2022. Effects of Agro-Industrial Byproduct-Based Diets on the Growth Performance, Digestibility, Nutritional and Microbiota Composition of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.). Insects 13: 323
  • Parniakov, O., Mikhrovska, M., Wiktor, A., Alles, M., Ristic, D., Bogusz, R., Nowacka, M., Devahastin, S., Mujumdar, A., Heinz, V. and Smetana, S., 2022. Insect processing for food and feed: A review of drying methods. Drying Technology 40: 1500-1513. 10.1080/07373937.2021.1962905
  • Rumbos, C.I., Oonincx, D.G.A.B., Karapanagiotidis, I.T., Vrontaki, M., Gourgouta, M., Asimaki, A., Mente, E. and Athanassiou, C.G., 2022. Agricultural by-products from Greece as feed for yellow mealworm larvae: circular economy at a local level. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8: 9-22. 10.3920/JIFF2021.0044
  • Saatkamp, H.W., Aartsma, Y., Hogeveen, H., Augustijn, M., Baumann, A., Beukeboom, L.W., Borghuis, A., Bovenkerk, B., van der Bruggen, M., Companjen, M.H., Dörper, A., Salles, J.F., van der Fels-Klerx, H.J., Fischer, A.R.H., Haenen, O., Hosseini, A., van den Hurk, J., Jacobs, P., Jansen, W.L., de Jong, M., Kortsmit, Y., Leipertz, M., Lommers, H., van Loon, J.J.A., van Loon, M.S., Maistrou, S., Niermans, K., Schmitt, E., Shah, P.N., Spaans, A., Veldkamp, T., Verweij, M.F., Vogel, M., Kokota, A.V., Wertheim, B. and Dicke, M., 2022. Development of sustainable business models for insect-fed poultry production: opportunities and risks. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed: 1-16. 10.3920/JIFF2021.0216
  • Shi, Y., Wang, S., Xu, M., Yan, X., Huang, J. and Wang, H.-w., 2022. Removal of neonicotinoid pesticides by adsorption on modified Tenebrio molitor frass biochar: Kinetics and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology 297: 121506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121506
  • Sogari, G., Dagevos, H., Amato, M. and Taufik, D., 2022. Consumer Perceptions and Acceptance of Insects As Feed and Food: Current Findings and Future Outlook. In: L. Scaffardi and G. Formici (Eds.), Novel Foods and Edible Insects in the European Union: An Interdisciplinary Analysis. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 147-169. 10.1007/978-3-031-13494-4_8
  • Gligorescu A., Macavei I.L., Larsen B., Markfoged R., Fischer C., Koch J., Jensen K., Heckmann L-H., Nørgaard J., Maistrello L., 2022. Pilot scale production of Hermetia illucens (L.) larvae and frass using former foodstuffs. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2022.100546